I might not get much time to blog over the next six weeks as we have a tight travel schedule, bouncing around the Middle East researching stories and doing hotel and restaurant reviews. So why not come and follow me on Twitter @laradunston? One of the stories I’ve been commissioned to write is about how … Read more about Travel with us on Twitter
I’m so busy writing (two books on Australia) that I have little time for blogging. I could easily spend all day every day doing nothing but writing, but I need to cram coffee breaks with things other than travel writing to keep me sane – like trip-planning (Dubai, Venice and Spain next) and reading: * … Read more about Twitter, travel itineraries and travel junkets
You head out to dinner at the last minute, without a reservation, only to find that your favorite eatery that always has tables free is full. What to do? You’re bored with the same-old and you didn’t bring your favourite restaurant guide, so you decide to send a tweep on Twitter instead. Maybe someone knows … Read more about Travel by Twitter: travel revolution or evolution? Case Study #2 A Paris Twi-Trip
You’ve probably twittered to get a tip from other tweepers on a new place to dine at or have a drink, right? (That was a mouthful). But have any of you ever considered planning a whole trip around Twitter alone? Well, that’s exactly what The Twitchhiker (AKA Paul Smith, writer for The Guardian) is doing. This … Read more about Travel by Twitter: Case Study #1 The Twitchhiker
If you’re not yet using Twitter and don’t fully understand what it is yet – let alone how it might begin to change the way we travel – have a read of the Twitchhiker’s post “What is Twitter? (Clue: It’s not Facebook) where he asked his readers to describe what Twitter is and what it … Read more about Travel by Twitter… but first, an intro to Twitter, or, what Twitter means to you